[The informed patient. Efficacy of detailed information in patients with gynecological operations (author's transl)].
In medical routine the accusation of lack of information is raised more and more frequently. In the present studies the efficacy of detailed oral and written explanation was examined in 100 patients with gynecological operations. On admission to hospital 79% of the women stated they had been given information on the planned intervention by the doctor referring them to hospital. A written questionnaire on discharge showed, however, that the intensive and extremely individual efforts to inform them during the period of hospitalization are unsuccessful in about one third of the patients. Possible causes for this are the great confidence in the doctor, the psychic tension in the preoperative phase and lack of preparation for the operation. The observations give rise to new aspects for the assessment of declarations of consent for medical interventions.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007045:Hysterectomy, Vaginal; D007258:Informed Consent; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations
Der aufgeklärte Patient. Effizienz eingehender Aufklärung bei gynäkologischen Operationen.